U.S. Secretary of State Clinton wishes Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday
June 4th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. / LONDON (BNO NEWS) — United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday wished Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday, even though her actual birthday is in April.
Several Commonwealth countries celebrate Elizabeth’s birthday in June, including the United Kingdom, where it is known as the Queen’s Official Birthday. Her actual birthday is on April 21, 1926.
“On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am pleased to wish Queen Elizabeth II a happy birthday and extend warm wishes to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations,” said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said the United States honors its ’special relationship’ between the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
“The United States and Britain have together championed the cause of peace, freedom, and global prosperity for decades,” Clinton said. “This year we commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, when our two countries, along with our other allies, joined together to defeat Fascism and tyranny. The young princess Elizabeth helped rally her nation in the darkest days of that war, and she has remained a beacon of integrity and resolve ever since,” she added.
Clinton said the United States has always been grateful for Elizabeth’s friendship and example. “Today our special relationship continues to provide a solid foundation as the United States and Britain work side by side to meet the challenges of the 21st century, from supporting the refocused mission in Afghanistan to promoting the global economic recovery to working for peace in the Middle East,” she said. “Once again, I wish Queen Elizabeth II a very happy birthday and peace and prosperity for the people of the United Kingdom in the year to come.”
Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, new Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The Queen was born at 2.40 am on April 21, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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